Items
Most of the items in Ghost Manor help the character out, but one will end your game.
- Hourglass: Counts down with the game timer. If you cannot rescue your friend within four minutes, you lose.
- Spears: Used to shoot down Spooks at the Gate, also used to kill the Chopping Mummy. Only one spear is needed for each kill. Spear tokens appear to the left of the hourglass to indicate how many Spears you have collected, and a counter on the lower left indicates the exact number of Spears remaining.
- Lamp: Only present in the easy and medium difficulty settings. Used to light the interior of Ghost Manor. Without it, you must rely on lightning strikes to see .
- Cross: Used to repel Dracula. Press and hold the button during the last stage to use the power of a Cross. Release the button to stop using the Cross's power. Each Cross has about three seconds' worth of total usage before it is used up and disappears from the character's inventory. One Cross can be found in a coffin on Stage 3, and another Cross is hidden in a coffin on Stage 4. One bonus Cross is awarded when the character enters the Prison. Remaining Crosses are displayed to the right of the hourglass above where the Lamp appears if the character has the Lamp. The Crosses are hidden in different coffins each time you play.
- Moving walls: Found on Stage 3 and 4, touching these from behind will award you points. Colliding with them while they're moving toward you will end your game immediately.
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